Week 1, 2006

played in Denver, CO

48 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	0	0	0	0	-	0
Denver Broncos	7	7	3	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:45 DEN - Marques Colston 2 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 01:11 DEN - LeBron James 26 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
3Q: 06:25 DEN - Edward Hepburn 36 field goal
4Q: 01:51 DEN - Musa Smith 8 run (Edward Hepburn extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:45 DEN - Marques Colston 2 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 01:11 DEN - LeBron James 26 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
3Q: 06:25 DEN - Edward Hepburn 36 field goal
4Q: 01:51 DEN - Musa Smith 8 run (Edward Hepburn extra point failed)

Team Statistics KCY DEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 325 312
- Offensive Plays 73 55
- Yards per Play 4.45 5.67
Net Rushing Yards 60 107
- Rushing Attempts 23 24
- Yards per Rush 2.61 4.46
Net Passing Yards 265 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 28 - 1 29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 272 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/21
- Yards per Pass Play 5.30 6.61
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/61 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:09 27:51

Team Statistics	KCY	DEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	325	312
- Offensive Plays	73	55
- Yards per Play	4.45	5.67
Net Rushing Yards	60	107
- Rushing Attempts	23	24
- Yards per Rush	2.61	4.46
Net Passing Yards	265	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 28 - 1	29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	272	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/21
- Yards per Pass Play	5.30	6.61
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/61	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:09	27:51

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:53	1:35	OPP 36	3	-1	Punt
1	10:11	4:06	OWN 24	7	34	Punt
1	0:35	3:12	OWN 17	8	31	Punt
2	9:00	1:53	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
2	4:00	2:02	OWN 8	4	14	Punt
2	0:57	0:39	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	4:33	OWN 25	9	67	Interception
3	6:17	6:06	OWN 19	9	34	Punt
4	13:22	2:53	OWN 27	6	28	Downs
4	8:21	3:19	OWN 9	11	54	Downs
4	2:40	0:49	OWN 4	4	4	Downs
4	1:41	1:41	OWN 25	6	21	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:07	OWN 25	3	5	Interception
1	12:18	2:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	6:05	5:30	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	12:23	3:23	OWN 6	6	25	Punt
2	7:07	3:07	OWN 26	6	13	Punt
2	1:58	1:01	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 45	3	7	Half
3	10:27	4:10	OWN 20	8	61	Field Goal
3	0:11	1:49	OWN 5	5	17	Punt
4	10:29	2:08	OWN 45	3	-12	Punt
4	5:02	2:22	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
4	1:51	0:10	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Clinton Portis	12	17	1.42	10	2
QB Bart Rodriguez	5	29	5.80	10	1
WR Randy Moss	2	-1	-0.50	1	0
QB Carson Palmer	2	11	5.50	12	1
RB Butch Marion	2	4	2.00	6	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Musa Smith	21	98	4.67	16	2	1
QB Ben Roethlisberger	3	9	3.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bart Rodriguez	25	14	124	0/0	0	21	0	69.4
Carson Palmer	24	14	148	1/7	0	44	1	59.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	29	19	226	2/21	2	27	1	97.8

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Clinton Portis	6	7	44	7.33	26	12
WR Randy Moss	4	11	23	5.75	0	11
TE Jerome Collins	4	5	94	23.50	25	44
WR Courtney Roby	4	9	35	8.75	0	14
WR Reggie Germany	2	3	24	12.00	12	21
RB Antwione Womack	2	3	8	4.00	4	12
TE Teyo Jackson	2	4	16	8.00	1	11
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
RB Butch Marion	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Jason Banks	1	2	13	13.00	1	13
WR Adam Jennings	1	2	9	9.00	0	9

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marques Colston	7	8	88	12.57	52	27	1
WR David Boston	4	5	53	13.25	32	26	0
TE LeBron James	3	4	58	19.33	34	26	1
WR Josh Reed	2	5	12	6.00	5	7	0
WR Javon Walker	1	2	5	5.00	1	5	0
RB Musa Smith	1	4	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Leon Washington	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Than Merrill	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dexter Jackson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	7	290	41.4	35.7	46	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	6	286	47.7	47.7	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randy Moss	2	0	0.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Germany	2	34	17.0	0
Adam Jennings	1	15	15.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sawyer McNeil	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dre' Bly	7	2	0.0	24	31
S Antoine Bethea	7	1	0.0	23	30
OLB Jeff Ulbrich	4	0	1.0	23	24
DE Lorenzo Alexander	3	2	1.0	21	22
S Than Merrill	3	1	0.0	7	14
CB DeMarcus Faggins	3	1	0.0	19	18
ILB Larry Atkins	3	0	0.0	23	25
ILB A.J. Hawk	2	3	0.0	21	18
ILB Keith Newman	2	1	0.0	10	19
DE Jerome McDougle	2	1	0.0	11	16
S Ko Simpson	2	0	0.0	21	19
DE Jovan Haye	1	1	0.0	17	23
CB Fakhir Brown	1	0	0.0	3	12
DT Casey Hayward	1	0	0.0	7	10
QB Carson Palmer	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bryant McFadden	1	0	0.0	12	16
DT Gerrard Warren	0	2	0.0	7	6
S Sammy Knight	0	1	0.0	3	12

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Madieu Williams	8	0	0.0	23	49
OLB Chet Donnelly	6	1	0.0	19	45
S Dexter Jackson	5	3	0.0	23	50
CB Lito Sheppard	5	2	0.0	23	50
ILB Ryan Phillips	4	2	0.0	22	43
DE Cory Redding	3	0	1.0	22	46
ILB James Hall	3	1	0.0	19	37
DE Menson Holloway	3	0	0.0	8	32
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	3	0	0.0	23	50
CB Michael Waddell	3	0	0.0	1	6
DT Shaun Rogers	2	2	0.0	21	37
CB Ronald Bartell	2	2	0.0	21	46
ILB Torrance Marshall	2	0	0.0	12	25
CB Sawyer McNeil	2	0	0.0	12	26
RB Musa Smith	1	0	---	---	---
S Jeffrey Bernard	1	0	0.0	3	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lorenzo Alexander	1.0	0	2	22
OLB Jeff Ulbrich	1.0	0	0	24
S Antoine Bethea	0.0	1	0	30
DE Jovan Haye	0.0	0	1	23

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cory Redding	1.0	3	5	46
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	0.0	2	1	50
ILB James Hall	0.0	2	0	37
ILB Ryan Phillips	0.0	1	1	43
S Dexter Jackson	0.0	1	0	50
DT Shaun Rogers	0.0	1	0	37
CB Ronald Bartell	0.0	1	0	46

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB DeMarcus Faggins	4	0	0	18
S Than Merrill	2	0	1	14
ILB Keith Newman	2	0	0	19
DE Jerome McDougle	2	0	0	16
S Antoine Bethea	2	0	0	30
DE Lorenzo Alexander	1	2	0	22
S Ko Simpson	1	1	0	19
ILB Larry Atkins	1	0	0	25
CB Fakhir Brown	1	0	0	12
CB Dre' Bly	1	0	0	31
OLB Jeff Ulbrich	1	0	0	24
CB Bryant McFadden	1	0	0	16

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Madieu Williams	5	2	0	49
OLB Chet Donnelly	4	1	0	45
ILB Ryan Phillips	3	0	0	43
CB Lito Sheppard	3	0	0	50
CB Michael Waddell	3	0	0	6
CB Sawyer McNeil	2	0	0	26
CB Ronald Bartell	2	0	0	46
ILB James Hall	1	0	0	37
DT Shaun Rogers	1	0	0	37
ILB Torrance Marshall	1	0	0	25
DE Cory Redding	1	0	0	46
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	1	0	0	50
S Jeffrey Bernard	1	0	0	8
S Dexter Jackson	0	0	1	50

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Chester Pitts	2	2	23	0	50
C Nick Mangold	1	6	23	1	50
C Marques Sullivan	1	4	23	0	50
G Dan Neil	0	5	23	0	50

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Will Whittcker	2	6	24	1	31
T Jordan Gross	2	5	24	1	31
C Justin Hartwig	2	5	24	0	31
T Mathias Nkwenti	1	3	8	0	7
G Terrence Metcalf	1	2	24	0	31
T Todd Wade	1	1	16	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Antoine Bethea	1	9

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Alge Crumpler	1	20
Leon Washington	1	20
Chet Donnelly	1	18
Jeffrey Bernard	1	12
David Boston	1	8

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Marques Sullivan	23	50	---	---	8	81
G Dan Neil	23	50	---	---	7	80
T Chester Pitts	23	50	---	---	7	80
T Adam Terry	23	50	---	---	7	80
WR Randy Moss	21	41	---	---	12	74
C Nick Mangold	23	50	---	---	---	73
TE Jerome Collins	22	43	---	---	---	65
RB Clinton Portis	20	42	---	---	1	63
S Antoine Bethea	---	---	23	30	9	62
CB Dre' Bly	---	---	24	31	1	56
ILB Larry Atkins	---	---	23	25	2	50
OLB Jeff Ulbrich	---	---	23	24	1	48
DE Lorenzo Alexander	---	---	21	22	1	44
WR Courtney Roby	14	27	---	---	---	41
DE Jovan Haye	---	---	17	23	1	41
QB Carson Palmer	15	25	---	---	---	40
S Ko Simpson	---	---	21	19	---	40
ILB A.J. Hawk	---	---	21	18	---	39
CB DeMarcus Faggins	---	---	19	18	---	37
WR Adam Jennings	13	19	---	---	5	37
S Than Merrill	---	---	7	14	13	34
CB Bryant McFadden	---	---	12	16	6	34
TE Jim Kleinsasser	3	11	---	---	19	33
TE Teyo Jackson	8	25	---	---	---	33
DE Jerome McDougle	---	---	11	16	6	33
QB Bart Rodriguez	8	25	---	---	---	33
RB Antwione Womack	3	9	---	---	19	31
ILB Keith Newman	---	---	10	19	1	30
CB Fakhir Brown	---	---	3	12	13	28
DE Michael Boireau	---	---	9	17	1	27
WR Reggie Germany	4	11	---	---	12	27
OLB Brandon Chillar	---	---	1	7	18	26
WR Jason Banks	4	17	---	---	5	26
DT Gerrard Warren	---	---	7	6	6	19
DT Casey Hayward	---	---	7	10	---	17
S Sammy Knight	---	---	3	12	1	16
ILB E.J. Henderson	---	---	2	2	11	15
RB Butch Marion	3	5	---	---	5	13
C Paul Roquemore	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Bruce Sutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Andy Lee	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	1	1
T Tarik Glenn	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Kareem McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bernard Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0
K Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	23	50	19	92
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	19	45	18	82
CB Lito Sheppard	---	---	23	50	8	81
ILB Ryan Phillips	---	---	22	43	12	77
S Dexter Jackson	---	---	23	50	1	74
S Madieu Williams	---	---	23	49	---	72
DE Cory Redding	---	---	22	46	---	68
CB Ronald Bartell	---	---	21	46	---	67
G Terrence Metcalf	24	31	---	---	7	62
T Jordan Gross	24	31	---	---	7	62
T Will Whittcker	24	31	---	---	7	62
DT Shaun Rogers	---	---	21	37	---	58
ILB James Hall	---	---	19	37	---	56
QB Ben Roethlisberger	24	31	---	---	1	56
C Justin Hartwig	24	31	---	---	---	55
RB Musa Smith	24	28	---	---	---	52
WR Marques Colston	22	28	---	---	2	52
TE LeBron James	23	25	---	---	---	48
WR Josh Reed	16	26	---	---	---	42
T Todd Wade	16	24	---	---	---	40
DE Menson Holloway	---	---	8	32	---	40
CB Sawyer McNeil	---	---	12	26	1	39
WR Javon Walker	11	17	---	---	10	38
ILB Torrance Marshall	---	---	12	25	---	37
TE Alge Crumpler	9	7	---	---	20	36
WR David Boston	12	15	---	---	8	35
S Jeffrey Bernard	---	---	3	8	12	23
RB Leon Washington	1	1	---	---	20	22
CB Michael Waddell	---	---	1	6	12	19
T Mathias Nkwenti	8	7	---	---	1	16
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	0	---	---	14	14
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Jackson Anthony	---	---	0	0	7	7
ILB Terna Nande	---	---	0	0	7	7
P Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Eric Winston	0	0	---	---	6	6
FB Thomas Tapeh	2	3	---	---	---	5
WR Bernard Berrian	0	3	---	---	1	4
TE Matt Schobel	0	2	---	---	---	2
ILB Malcolm Warfield	---	---	1	0	---	1
OLB Broderick Siplon	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Alexis Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Adrien Clarke	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Elias Marchant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	-3	-0.4
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	13	67	5.2
Right	5	19	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bart Rodriguez	25	14	1	3	2	1	5	3	0
Carson Palmer	24	14	2	0	1	2	6	4	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	29	19	6	0	2	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	23	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	102	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	71	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	76	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	82	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	53	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	91	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randy Moss	11	4	1	23	0	41
WR Courtney Roby	9	4	0	35	0	27
RB Clinton Portis	7	6	0	44	0	42
TE Jerome Collins	5	4	0	94	2	43
TE Teyo Jackson	4	2	0	16	0	25
WR Reggie Germany	3	2	1	24	1	11
RB Antwione Womack	3	2	0	8	0	9
TE Jim Kleinsasser	2	1	0	10	0	11
WR Jason Banks	2	1	0	13	0	17
WR Adam Jennings	2	1	1	9	0	19
RB Butch Marion	1	1	0	-4	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	8	7	0	88	3	28
WR David Boston	5	4	1	53	1	15
WR Josh Reed	5	2	0	12	0	26
RB Musa Smith	4	1	1	2	0	28
TE LeBron James	4	3	0	58	2	25
WR Javon Walker	2	1	0	5	0	17
RB Leon Washington	1	1	0	8	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Clinton Portis	1	4	4.00	1.42

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Musa Smith	2	9	4.50	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	2	1	4	2.00	6.17

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	2	2	6	3.00	7.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
RB Clinton Portis	1	1	4	4.00	6.29

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marques Colston	2	2	6	3.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
WR Randy Moss	1	0
RB Clinton Portis	1	1
QB Carson Palmer	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Musa Smith	2	1
QB Ben Roethlisberger	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	9	6	4
Bart Rodriguez	6	4	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randy Moss	3	1	1
TE Jerome Collins	3	3	3
RB Antwione Womack	2	1	0
RB Clinton Portis	2	2	1
WR Courtney Roby	2	2	1
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	0	0
WR Reggie Germany	1	1	0
WR Adam Jennings	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marques Colston	3	3	2
WR David Boston	2	2	1
TE LeBron James	2	1	1
WR Josh Reed	1	1	0
RB Musa Smith	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,100 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (20,800)
End Zone 13,500 (15,000)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,300)
Club Seats 17,200 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,100 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (20,800)
End Zone	13,500 (15,000)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,300)
Club Seats	17,200 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,500 (9,900)